Nvidia Readies Dual-Chip Flagship Graphics Card with Two GK110 GPUs

Perhaps, Nvidia Corp.’s next-generation Maxwell architecture can wait? According to a new media report, Nvidia is working on two new graphics solutions based on the existing GK110 architecture known as Kepler.

Both GeForce GTX graphics cards will be aimed at the ultra-high-end market segment, where graphics cards can cost $1000 or more. VideoCardz.com web-site reports that Nvidia is developing two new graphics solutions for performance enthusiasts without limitations of budget:

GeForce GTX Titan “Black Edition” – 2880 stream processors, 240 texture units, 48 raster operating units, 384-bit memory controller, 6GB GDDR5 memory. The product is set to become Nvidia’s best-performing single-chip consumer graphics board. The graphics card is projected to emerge on the market in February at the cost of around $999.

GeForce GTX 790 features two cut-down GK110 chips (2496 stream processors, 208 texture units, 40 raster operating units, 320-bit memory bus) along with 10GB of GDDR5 memory (5GB per chip). This one is going to cost well over $1K when it arrives in March.

Given the fact that GK110 GPUs are expensive to make even now using 28nm process technology, do not expect Nvidia’s GeForce GTX Titan “Black Edition” and GeForce GTX 790 to drop pricing shortly after the launch.

In fact, in case the information about the launch itself is correct, then it looks like high-end Nvidia Maxwell-based graphics solutions will likely be postponed.It just does not make sense for Nvidia to rival its own products.